Musculoskeletal and Nervous System

Question 1

Types of Muscle Cells

Answer 1

Skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle

Question 2

Skeletal (voluntary) muscles

Answer 2

• Buncles of very long cells anchored by tendons
• Contract and relax in short intense bursts

Question 3

Smooth (involuntary muscles)

Answer 3

Bundles of long cells that withstand longer, even permanent contractions

Question 4

Ligaments v. Tendons

Answer 4

• Ligaments: Bind bones to other bones
• Tendons: Bind muscle to bone

Question 5

Cranial Nerves

Answer 5

Brain to parts of head

Question 6

Bone Marrow

Answer 6

• Produces blood cells and platelets
• Blood vessels carry cells from marrow through bone and into circulatory system

Question 7

Central nerves

Answer 7

Brain and spinal cord

Question 8

Peripheral Nerves

Answer 8

Spinal cord to arms, hands, legs and feet

Question 9

Autonomic nerves

Answer 9

Spinal cord to lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, bladder and sex organs

Question 10

Spinal cord

Answer 10

• Bundle of nerve cells protected by the spinal column running up to brain.
• Peripheral nerves connect to central nervous system at spinal cord.